- CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
- Go to the processes tab
- Click on explorer.exe and end task
- Click on File-New Task (Run...)
- Enter the following: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local
- Hit ALT and click on "Tools-Folder Options"
- Go to the View tab
- Click on show hidden files and folders
- Apply, Ok
- Delete IconCache.db by using Shift+Del
- Go ahead and hide hidden files and folders if you like
- Go back to the task manager and click on File-New Task (Run...)
- Type in the following: C:\Windows\explorer.exe
- There you go, back to default!